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The Semantics of Verbal Categories in Nakh-Daghestanian Languages
This book explores the semantics of tense, aspect, modality and evidentiality in the North-East Caucasian (Nakh-Daghestanian) language family. It offers an overview of the most challenging features and provides in-depth studies of selected TAME systems in a number of languages.
A Grammar of Hinuq
This is the first thorough description of the Nakh-Daghestanian language Hinuq. Hinuq has about 600 speakers living primarily in a single village in the Caucasus mountains in southern Russia (Daghestan). During several fieldwork trips, the author collected an extensive corpus of texts. Based on the data, Forker provides a comprehensive analysis of Hinuq grammar with reference to other Nakh-Daghestanian languages, to Caucasian studies and to typological and general linguistic topics.
Governance Matters V
Abstract: The authors report on the latest version of the worldwide governance indicators, covering 213 countries and territories and measuring six dimensions of governance from 1996 until end-2005: voice and accountability, political stability and absence of violence, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption. The latest indicators are based on hundreds of variables and reflect the views of thousands of citizen and firm survey respondents and experts worldwide. Although global averages of governance display no marked trends during 1996-2005, nearly one-third of countries exhibit significant changes [for better or for worse] on at least one dimensio...
Applying a Simple Measure of Good Governance to the Debate on Fiscal Decentralization
March 1998 Applying an index for the quality of governance reveals a surprisingly strong positive correlation between fiscal decentralization and quality of governance. Debates about the appropriate role, policies, and institutions of the state are often hampered by the lack of a definition for good government. To provide a quantifiable measure of good government, Huther and Shah develop an index for the quality of governance for a sample of 80 countries. They apply the index to the debate on the appropriate level of fiscal decentralization. In measuring the quality of governance, the authors develop indices for the government's ability to: * Ensure political transparency and a voice for all...
Cole of Spyglass Mountain
'Cole of Spyglass Mountain' is a novel by Arthur Preston Hankins that unfolds with four boys finding themselves captivated by the movements of a lowly slug, placing wagers on its descent from a wooden chip. Young Joshua Cole, with his serious demeanor and keen observation skills, stands as the master of ceremonies. As the slug defies expectations and reveals hidden abilities, Joshua's brother Lester remains by his side, steadfast and loyal. Together, they navigate the challenges of school and face the stern authority of the dreaded Old Silvanus Madmallet.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Xiongnu Archaeology
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The History of Beyhaqi
This is the first complete translation, with detailed commentary, of the surviving volumes of Beyhaqi's massive project. The historian's writings, dealing with the years 1030-1041, combine astute criticism and wry humor with an unobtrusive display of mastery of the learned literature of the time, both in Arabic and Persian.
